nödtorft

== Swedish == === Etymology === Superficially equivalent to nöd +‎ torft, from Old Swedish nødhthorft. Arguably borrowed from Middle Low German nōtorft, nōttroft, from Old Saxon nōdthurft, from nōd (“need”) +‎ thurft (“need”). Related to Old Norse þurft, which is from Proto-Germanic *þurftiz. Cognate of Danish nødtørft, German Notdurft, Dutch nooddruft, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐍃 (naudiþaurfts). === Noun === nödtorft c absolute necessity, the bare essentials of life ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== nödtorftig ==== Related terms ==== tarv tarva tarvlig torftig === References === nödtorft in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) nödtorft in Svensk ordbok (SO) nödtorft in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)